Users / User Group List
Introduction
Clicking on the Users / User Groups menu displays the User Groups page. A new NovaStar system will display an empty User Group List.
Each user group is assigned a number that is used internally by the NovaStar system to control which database records are displayed for users assigned to groups. Only administrators can display records assigned to other user groups.
If a system has no user groups defined, all data will be visible to anyone with adequate priviledges. However, once a a single group has been defined, anything not assigned to that group will not be visible to anyone except administrators.
User Group List
The following image illustrates the Users / User List page after a data import has been selected in the list at the top of the page.
User Groups List (see full-size image)
Navigation, Adding, Deleting, Modifying, and Copying User Groups
The User Group List page conforms to a layout similar to many data types which includes a list of data items. See List Functionality and Application Functionality for more information detailing page navigation; adding, copying and deleting user groups; and modifying existing user groups.
Identification
User Group Identification (see full-size image)
| Data Label | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | User group name, Max: 100 characters. Hovering over the Name label displays the database index of the user group. |
| Description | Enter additional information describing the user group. Max: 1000 characters. |
Assignments
When a user group must be assigned to multiple objects (several stations, several points, etc.), rather than navigating to each individual object and assigning the group, the assignment can be made through this section of User Group List.
Clicking the Add all button adds the currently selected user group to all objects in the list. Clicking the Remove all button removes the currently selected user group from all objects in the list.
User Groups Assignment (see full-size image)
To assign the currently selected user group to an individual object, while in edit mode, click the Assign/Remove tab (in this case Assign/Remove Stations) to display all the objects in a checkbox list. Check or uncheck the desired stations.
User Groups Assign/Remove (see full-size image)
User group assignment on other pages
Most entities within NovaStar (stations, points, alarm triggers, etc) allow user groups to be assigned. Groups are assigned or removed by
- Selecting the entity from the list (i.e. select the station from the station list),
- Click the Edit button to enter edit mode,
- Open the User Groups tab by clicking the + icon if necessary,
- Click the + symbol on the Assign/Remove groups tab,
- Check/uncheck the box associated with the group to add/remove.
- Click Apply or Save at the bottom of the entity's page.
This example is from the station page:
User Group Assignment (see full-size image)
User Group Assignment tab indicates when no user groups are defined for the system.
User Group not Available
User Group Delete
To delete a User Group from the User Group List, select that User Group's row in the table and enter edit mode by clicking Edit. Click on the Delete button. A prompt will be shown to to confirm deleting the User Group by clicking on the Delete button within the confirmation dialog. A user group cannot be deleted if assigned to any table in the database. Remove all assignments before deleting. For more information, see Application Functionality.